Summary

This textbook furnishes a comprehensive survey of current language issues in the U.S., exploring the nature of language variation in the United States and its social, historical and political significance. The book is divided into three sections: Part I, American English; Part II, Other Language Varieties; and Part III, The Sociolinguistic Situation in the U.S.A.

Table of Contents

Part 1 American English

1. American English: its origins and history 2. American English and its distinctiveness 3. Regional dialects 4. Social varieties of American English 5. African American English 6. The Dictionary of American Regional English

Part 2 Other language varieties

7. Multilingualism and non-English mother tongues 8. Creole languages: forging new identities 9. Native American languages 10. Spanish in the Northeast 11. Spanish in the Southwest 12. American Sign Language 13. Asian American voices: language in the Asian American community 14. Linguistic diversity and English language acquisition

This textbook furnishes a comprehensive survey of current language issues in the U.S., exploring the nature of language variation in the United States and its social, historical and political significance. The book is divided into three sections: Part I, American English; Part II, Other Language Varieties; and Part III, The Sociolinguistic Situation in the U.S.A.

1. American English: its origins and history 2. American English and its distinctiveness 3. Regional dialects 4. Social varieties of American English 5. African American English 6. The Dictionary of American Regional English

Part 2 Other language varieties

7. Multilingualism and non-English mother tongues 8. Creole languages: forging new identities 9. Native American languages 10. Spanish in the Northeast 11. Spanish in the Southwest 12. American Sign Language 13. Asian American voices: language in the Asian American community 14. Linguistic diversity and English language acquisition

Summary

This textbook furnishes a comprehensive survey of current language issues in the U.S., exploring the nature of language variation in the United States and its social, historical and political significance. The book is divided into three sections: Part I, American English; Part II, Other Language Varieties; and Part III, The Sociolinguistic Situation in the U.S.A.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Part 1 American English

1. American English: its origins and history 2. American English and its distinctiveness 3. Regional dialects 4. Social varieties of American English 5. African American English 6. The Dictionary of American Regional English

Part 2 Other language varieties

7. Multilingualism and non-English mother tongues 8. Creole languages: forging new identities 9. Native American languages 10. Spanish in the Northeast 11. Spanish in the Southwest 12. American Sign Language 13. Asian American voices: language in the Asian American community 14. Linguistic diversity and English language acquisition